PLAYWRIGHT
Nina Kissinger
Brooklyn, NY
UpDATES
BEYOND excited to announce that THIS IS GOVERNMENT will receive a developmental workshop and reading with Wagner College Theatre on April 11, 2026 in Staten Island, NY!
Thrilled to announce that I am one of the writers for Season 3 of The Episodic Theatre Project!
SORRY WE’RE OPEN was selected for the 2026 Valdez Theatre Conference!
SORRY WE’RE OPEN is a Second Rounder for the 2025 Austin Film Festival Script Competition!
THIS IS GOVERNMENT is a Semi-Finalist for the 2025 Princess Grace Fellowship!
THIS IS GOVERNMENT is a Semi-Finalist for the 2025 Seven Devils Playwrights Conference!
ARTIST STATEMENT
As a playwright, the work I am drawn to and want to write is that which sits at the intersection of humor and humanity.
I believe that laughter is a universal access point through which people are able to confront what scares them in earnest and, in doing so, be motivated to affect change in their own lives.
I am an optimist with a tremendous amount of existential dread, but always an optimist. I can find “the funny” almost anywhere, and I only feel afraid when there’s no room for laughter. My mission as an artist is to create as much room as possible.
Thank you so much for finding your way here!